Ash-Shirk

Shirk basically is polytheism, the worship of others along with Allah.

There are three types of Shirk, namely:
1. Ash-Shirk al-Akbar, major Shirk
2. Ash-Shirk al-Asghar, minor Shirk
3. Ash-Shirk al-Khafi, inconspicuous Shirk
Manifestations: (1) Ash-shirk al-Akbar (The major and serious polytheistic form, has four aspects):
(a) Shirk ad-Du’a: This aspect implies invoking, supplicating or praying to other deities besides Allah.
Qala taala
1. (Surah Ankabut) v: 65
2. Fa-izaa rakiboo fil fulki da'awul laaha mukhilseena lahud deena falammaa najjaa hum ilal baari izaa hum yushrikoon.

(b) Shirk an-Niyyah wal-Iradah wa-Qasd (not for the sake of Allah)
Qala taala
(Surah Hud) v: 15/16
1. 15.Man kaana yureedul hayaatad dunyaa zeenatahaa nuwaffi ilaihim a'maa lahum feehaa wa hum feehaa laa yubkhasoon
1. 16. Ulaaa'ikal lazeena laisa lahum fil Aakhirati illan Naaru wa habita maa sana'oo feehaa wa baatilum maa kaanoo ya'maloon
(c) Shirk at-Ta’ah
2.

HYPOCRISY AND ITS VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS

HYPOCRISY IS OF TWO TYPES, namely:

a. Hypocrisy in Belief
b. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions
(A) Hypocrisy in Belief
There are six aspects of hypocrisy in Belief:
1. To deny the Messenger (Muhammad s.w)
2. To deny some of all that was brought by the Messenger (Muhammad s.w)
(The Qur-an, the Sunnah, laws and principles of Islam).

3. To hate the Messenger (Muhammad s.w)

4. To hate some of that which was brought by the Messenger (Muhammad s.w)
Islamic Monotheism, etc.
5. To fell happy at the disgrace of or the set-back for the religion of Allah’s Messenger
(Muhammad s.w)
6. To dislike that the religion of Allah’s Messenger (Islamic Monotheism) becomes victorious (not
being pleased at the victory of Islam)
A person having these six types (of hypocrisy) will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire (Hell)
(See V.4:145).
(B) Hypocrisy in deeds and actions
There are five aspects of hypocrisy in deeds and actions, and their proof is from the statement of Allah’s
Messenger s.w: The signs of a hypocrite are there:

1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise).

3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest (If you keep something as trust with him, he will not return
it)

4. (And in another narration of the Prophet s.w) whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent,
evil, insulting manner.

5. Whenever he makes a convenant, he proves himself treacherous.